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Gas stations in Holt County, NE

How Holt County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for gas stations: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,832 of 2,358 scored counties
#21 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
10
6 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14M
On gasoline and other fuels · $3,457 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.7
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,067
−0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For gas stations, Holt County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,832 of 2,358 scored counties and #21 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 gas stations in Holt County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 60%, against 84% across the U.S. That comes to 24.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9.

Households in Holt County spend about $14M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $3,457 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each station on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Holt County in 2023. That is one for every 338 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Holt County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Holt County compares

The same measures for Nebraska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Gas stations in Holt County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHolt CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.711.710.9
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment3388211,184
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%−3.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels$3,457$2,889$2,595
Median household income$68,513$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
106 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Holt County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Holt County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,067−0.3% since 2020
Households
4,050
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
2,412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$68,513+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,600
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
4,132
Daytime population
11,812Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Gas stations across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for gas stations, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Holt County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for gas stations by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE87456.1$4.9M+9.0%#53 of 2,358
2Douglas County, NE741255.2$4.9M+3.6%#279 of 2,358
3Cass County, NE711614.8$2.3M+3.9%#388 of 2,358
4Dakota County, NE6968.0$3.8M+0.7%#422 of 2,358
5Lancaster County, NE691208.9$3M+3.4%#428 of 2,358
6Otoe County, NE6569.4$3.4M+3.9%#547 of 2,358
7Washington County, NE651011.9$2.8M+1.8%#553 of 2,358
8Seward County, NE601116.2$2.1M+2.3%#766 of 2,358
9Colfax County, NE58513.5$2.4M+3.6%#828 of 2,358
10Platte County, NE561813.2$2.3M+3.9%#908 of 2,358
21Holt County, NE341024.7$1.4M−0.3%#1,832 of 2,358

Other business types in Holt County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many gas stations are in Holt County, NE?

There are 10 gas stations on map listings in Holt County as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023.

How much do households in Holt County, NE spend on gasoline and other fuels?

About $14M a year, or $3,457 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,050 households in Holt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Holt County, NE compare with the U.S. for gas stations?

Holt County has 24.7 gas stations per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $1.4M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Holt County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 338 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S.

How fast is Holt County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Holt County at 10,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,050 households. The median household income in Holt County is $68,513 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Holt County scores 34 for gas stations (lower middle), #1,832 of 2,358 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for gas stations · All 56 business types in Holt County

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